Directorate of Distance Education, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata All Questions

Question : Which of the following is not correct about the jurisdiction of the high court?

Option 1: It controls the subordinate courts within its jurisdiction.

Option 2: It has the power of judicial review.

Option 3: It provides an advisory opinion to the President of India.

Option 4: It has writ jurisdiction.

Question : Droupadi Murmu was elected the _______ President of India.

Option 1: 18th

Option 2: 17th

Option 3: 15th

Option 4: 16th

Question : Who is the highest law officer in India?

Option 1: Vice President of India

Option 2: Chief Justice of India

Option 3: Attorney General of India

Option 4: Solicitor General of India

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday 1) ___________________ that there would be no change in existing currency and banknotes. The  clarification was made by RBI when there were reports that claimed the central bank was 2) ___________________ changes to the already existing currency and banknotes by 3) ___________________ the face of Mahatma Gandhi.

“There are reports in few sections of the 4) ___________________ that the Reserve Bank of India is considering changes to the existing currency and banknotes by changing the face of Mahatma Gandhi with that of others,” the RBI said in a 5) ___________________.

Choose the correct option to fit into the blank 4

Option 1: mulling
 

Option 2:  media
 

Option 3: entitlement
 

Option 4: acceded

Question : What role do oral testimonies play in the historiography of the partition of India?

Option 1: They provide a quantitative analysis of the event

Option 2: They offer personal and emotional perspectives

Option 3: They serve as leqal evidence for property disputes

Option 4: They are used for cartographic mapping of the partition

Question : The Mughal Gardens, situated on the premises of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India in New Delhi, are open to the public in the months of ___ every year.

Option 1: January and February

Option 2: February and March

Option 3: March and April

Option 4: April and May

Question : Who played a crucial diplomatic role in supporting India during the Indo-Pak War of 1971 ?

Option 1: United States

Option 2: Soviet Union

Option 3: China

Option 4: United Kingdom

Question : Which former Miss India, also the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, popularised Indian classical dance in the West?

Option 1: Leela Naidu

Option 2: Iona Pinto

Option 3: Indrani Rahman

Option 4: Peace Kanwal

Question : The abbreviation “CPCL” is associated with the petroleum industry in India. Expand “CPCL”:

Option 1: Central Petroleum Corporation Limited

Option 2: Coimbatore Petroleum Corporation Limited

Option 3: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited

Option 4: Corporation of Petroleum and Chemicals Limited

Question : Assertion: SEBI is the regulatory authority for the Indian stock market.

Reason: SEBI stands for Securities and Exchange Board of India.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.